Uncommon People: Resistance, Rebellion and Jazz - used book

These 26 essays range over the history of working men and women between the late18th century and the present day. They include Hobsbawm's pioneering studies in labour history and social protest - the formation of the British workin class, labour custom and traditions, the political radicalism of 19th century shoemakers, male and female images in revolutionary movements, the machine-breakers, revolution and sex, peasants and politics, the rules of violence, the common-sense of Tom Paine. There are more recent reflections: on the May Day holiday; the Vietnam War; socialism and the avantgarde; Mario Puzo, the Mafia and the Sicilian bandit Salvatore Guiliano; and the cultural consequences of Christopher Columbus. There are tributes to some of jazz's legendary figures - Count Basie, SidneyBechet and Dike Ellington - anf the tragic blues-singer Billie Holiday. arts music and photography,business and investing,economics,essays,essays and correspondence,home and garden,historical study and educational resources,history,history and theory,jazz Music, Trafalgar Square

[EAN: 9780297819165], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, Music|Jazz, Business & Economics|Labor, The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged., [PU: Weidenfeld & Nicolson]